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Big data is making big waves in many industries. For example, the airline you flew last month probably analyzed data to ensure your safety. Your favorite chain restaurant looked at big data to create that new specialty item on the menu.
Industries of all shapes and sizes are starting to tap into the power of big data. This bodes well for savvy data scientists who can turn this data into actionable insights. Here are five industries that are being transformed by big data.
Data science is the “next revolution in sustainable agriculture,” according to an article recently published in Ag Professional. That’s because it plays a critical role in helping farmers increase crop yields using the same number of acres, enabling them to meet the growing population’s agricultural needs. By measuring variables such as temperature, wind speed, and rainfall, data scientists help farmers predict potential outcomes as well as make decisions that reduce the impact of field variability and improve yield.
Farmers are also using data analytics to proactively manage dairy production. For a real-world example of this, see the following video, which is viewed and discussed by UW Data Science students in the course DS 745: Visualization and Unstructured Data Analysis.
“It would be almost impossible to overstate the transformative potential of big data to the travel industry,” writes Thomas H. Davenport in a report titled “At the Big Data Crossroads: Turning Towards a Smarter Travel Experience.” To inform his research, Davenport interviewed 21 different travel companies to learn more about how they use big data to their advantage. For example, KAYAK uses data analytics to enable flight price forecasting that predicts whether the price of a flight will go up or down in the next seven days. It also provides a statistical confidence level behind these predictions. Marriott Hotels uses data analytics to predict the optimal price at which to fill its rooms.
Airbnb uses machine learning to detect host preferences and compute the likelihood that relevant hosts will want to accommodate a guest’s request. Then, Airbnb serves up likely matches more prominently in the search results.
Mark Ferguson, a management professor at the University of South Carolina, told CIO.com that cruise lines usually collect a substantial amount of customer-related data, because they track onboard spending habits over the entire trip. By offering a discounted base price to customers who frequently spend extra money aboard the ship, these companies likely see higher profits overall.
Airlines have also begun to use data science for a variety of purposes. For example, by analyzing data created by jet engines and sensors that monitor the environment (e.g., temperature, humidity, and air pressure), airlines can predict when various parts of a plane are likely to fail so they can take preventative maintenance actions. Following are several other ways in which airlines are starting to use big data:
- Identify profitable new routes by analyzing customer flying patterns
- Avoid accidents and delays by analyzing the geo-location of storms and other severe weather conditions
- Enhance customer service by analyzing a variety of customer data, including travel itineraries, social media, and frequent flyer status to improve front desk and on-board services. Southwest, United Airlines, and Delta are also using data analytics to improve the customer experience, according to the Fortune article “For the Airline Industry, Big Data is Cleared for Take-off.”
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Restaurants are also starting to tap into the power of big data to drive menu changes, improve services, identify new location opportunities, and more. In a report titled, “Big Data and Restaurants: Something to Chew On,” the National Restaurant Association encourages restaurants to take advantage of data analytics. The association says the data from a variety of systems, including point-of-service (POS) (e.g., sales by time, size of party, and menu items), accounting (e.g., payroll expenses, credit card sales versus cash, and gas or electric bills), and employee scheduling is a “vein of gold just waiting to be mined.” Other sources of data to mine include OpenTable, Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, TripAdvisor, Foursquare, Urbanspoon, or Instagram.
Some restaurants are using technology with their POS systems to gather information about customers (e.g., whether someone is a new or repeat customer, what they ordered, what they tipped, and how long they were at the table) and create profiles that include favorite drinks and food so they can target promotions and loyalty programs accordingly.
The association report also features various restaurants that have already taken the leap into the world of big data. For example, Chicago-based Levy’s restaurants use big data to understand the correlation between sporting events and food and beverage purchases. Panera tracks guest purchases and habits through loyalty cards and then leverages this data with primary marketing research and third-party data to guide its brand strategy, drive new customer acquisition, retain existing customers, and assist in real estate planning.
The rising cost of extraction and the turbulent state of international politics are two of the reasons why the oil industry has begun to rely on data analytics to drive business decisions, according to an article published on Forbes. In the article, contributor Bernard Marr writes that Royal Dutch Shell, one of the largest oil and gas companies, has developed a data-driven oilfield that reduces the cost of drilling for oil. The technique requires the ability to monitor low frequency seismic waves beneath the earth’s surface to determine whether they’re distorted as they pass through oil or gas.
“Data from any prospective oil field can then be compared alongside that from thousands of others around the world to enable geologists to make more accurate recommendations about where to drill,” writes Marr.
In addition, oil companies are using big data to monitor and improve machine performance as well as streamline the transport, refinement, and distribution of oil and gas.
According to the McKinsey article “Unleashing the Value of Advanced Analytics in Insurance,” auto insurers already analyze a variety of information, including real-time data about driving habits, to set premium rates and discounts. They also factor behavior-based credit scores from credit bureaus into their analyses, because there is empirical evidence suggesting that people who pay their bills on time are also safer drivers.
Allstate’s Arity unit, an independent subsidiary focused on connected-car data, uses data from telematics initiatives to develop models and products for auto insurance as well as ridesharing and roadside assistance, according to Digital Insurance.
These five big data industries are just a handful of those starting to realize the power of data analytics. (Here are several more.) As we look ahead, the power of big data will become even bigger. Companies both large and small will continually look for ways to capture and analyze customer data to improve profits and drive business intelligence.


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A Kirksville man is charged with felony burglary after police allege he caught in the process of stealing items at Wal-Mart after having already been banned from the premises.
Kirksville Police arrested Santonio Parker, 35, after being called to a report of trespassing at Wal-Mart Tuesday.
Parker is charged with the class B felony of burglary after police allege he entered Wal-Mart, where he was knowingly banned, with the purpose of stealing items.
According to the probable cause statement, the suspect was spotted on video surveillance entering the store despite a prior trespassing warning.
After police contacted the suspect, they allegedly found several DVDs, t-shirts, boxers and socks believed to have been stolen from Wal-Mart hidden in his jacket.
The suspect told police he knew he was barred from Wal-Mart but was waiting for a friend.
Parker was being held in the Adair County Jail as of Wednesday morning on a $50,000 cash-only bond.

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Wi-SUN Alliance, a global ecosystem of member companies driving the proliferation of interoperable wireless solutions for use in smart cities and other IoT applications, has announced strong growth in its membership of industry-leading product vendors, service providers, utilities, municipalities, local authorities and government organisations.
With 300 member companies in 46 countries, up more than 20% in the last 12 months, Wi-SUN is seeing growing interest from organisations across Europe, Middle East and Africa, as well as new members from the Americas, APAC, South Asia and Japan. This is being driven by the increased demand for open standards-based interoperable products to support large-scale industrial IoT, smart utility and smart city applications, including connected street lighting and smart metering.
Hexing, one of China’s largest smart metering companies, has become a new Promoter member, the highest level of Wi-SUN membership. A Hexing representative has joined the Wi-SUN Board of Directors alongside world-leading semiconductor companies Arm and Silicon Labs – who became members last year – and existing Promoter members, Cisco, Itron, Landis + Gyr, NICT, OMRON, Renesas, Toshiba and Trilliant.
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President and CEO of Wi-SUN Alliance, Phil Beecher, comments: “Despite the challenges of 2020, we enter a new year with our global ecosystem continuing to expand into almost every part of the world as the demand for IIoT, smart utility and smart city applications – and Wi-SUN certified products – grows. We welcome Hexing, our latest Promoter member, to Wi-SUN Alliance, and remain optimistic for another strong year as we engage on the next phase of our development as a community.”
The number of Wi-SUN certified products has increased in the last 12 months, with more than 200 now available. This includes 43 Wi-SUN FAN (Field Area Networks) certified products from 18 members, including Cisco, Hexing, Itron, Landis + Gyr and Renesas. Introduced in 2018, the Wi-SUN FAN Certification Program is the only program of its kind to certify devices for use by utilities and service providers and for local authorities and municipalities designing and deploying smart cities.
The Wi-SUN Alliance has launched the next phase of its specification program with Wi-SUN FAN 1.1, confident that the demand for interoperable products will continue to grow this year as more IoT applications and services are rolled out across global markets, including North America and South America.
Wi-SUN FAN 1.1 will deliver higher data rates with lower latency, and support for battery-powered devices for applications like gas and water metering, environmental monitoring, traffic sensing, parking management and weather sensors. This next evolution of the program will help extend the range of applications suited to Wi-SUN products, including the integration of smart metering with renewables like solar and wind power where network stability and grid control is critical.
City of London project completed
The City of London has completed a three-year project to deploy a City-wide street lighting network supported by Wi-SUN FAN technology. The City partnered with Wi-SUN member Itron, smart city solutions company, Urban Control, and exterior lighting specialists, DW Windsor, to meet requirements to deliver good in-field performance based on open standards communications technology. The City of London plans to use the Wi-SUN FAN wireless mesh network to integrate additional third-party devices and sensors over the next few years, including traffic and parking monitoring, occupancy sensing and environmental monitoring.
Giles Radford, Head of Highway Construction and Infrastructure, City of London, says: “The smart lighting project had to overcome a number of communications challenges unique within an historical area such as the City of London. Narrow streets and high-rise buildings create urban canyons, which more traditional communications technology like cellular systems struggle to cope with. Wi-SUN FAN was very impressive as it allowed us to penetrate even the narrowest of streets in and around steel and glass structures. We were very impressed with the self-healing functionality of the mesh network – you don’t have to worry about connectivity, it just does the work for you.”
According to Guidehouse Insights there are approximately 100 million Wi-SUN-capable devices deployed globally.
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The team, which is expected to be laser-focused on long-term growth opportunities, will combine the strength and capabilities of 301 INC; Gworks, General Mills’ internal innovation incubator, as well as iSQUAD, the company’s innovation & core growth strategy consulting team.
Martin, who will be promoted to be the disruptive growth officer as a result of the restructuring, recently told me how the decision reflects General Mills’ commitment to “developing emergent and transformational businesses”.
He said: “Those efforts have been spread out across the company before: iSQUAD is a team that helps us identify opportunities; and Gworks is a group where we have small cofounder teams nurturing and building brands from the ground up internally; 301 INC is bringing venture capital expertise to help nurture emerging brands externally.
“I’m bringing those efforts together in one place in my new role,” Martin added. “The way how consumers are getting food has also changed during the pandemic, and there will only be a continued acceleration. [It’s important for General Mills] to make really clear and focused bets on where we’re going to drive growth in the future.”
301 INC has previously invested in a number of early-stage, omnichannel consumer brands focused on proactive health, wellness and plant-based foods, including Epic Provision, Beyond Meat, Purely Elizabeth, Good Catch, and No Cow that recently introduced its first coated bar and peanut butter cup.
So far, the venture entity has deployed $100 million worth of capital in the market, according to Martin, and it will continue to serve as General Mill’s flashlight to the emerging CPG landscape.
“We need to think about the emerging world, in which consumers are increasingly going to have one-on-one connections with brands,” Martin said, “and might have that food delivered directly to their houses more often.”


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Seeing red took on a whole new meaning Tuesday, Sept. 29 when Sacramento County announced it qualified to move into the second tier in the state framework that lays out the measures each county must meet to lift COVID-19 restrictions.
Joining existing essential businesses, schools, churches, dining rooms, gyms and movie theaters will be able to welcome patrons inside their open doors with modifications.
Retail stores already open at 25% capacity may move to 50% capacity, while the newly opened businesses will remain at 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer.
However, gyms will be limited to 10% capacity.
“This is a step in the right direction for our local businesses,” Galt District Chamber of Commerce President Rachelle Herendeen said. “Our local business owners are our friends, families and neighbors and they have been suffering these last seven months. We’re ready to roll up our sleeves and get back to work, and help revive our local economy.”
The county must continue to meet criteria for Red Tier 2 for an additional two weeks before allowing all schools, TK-12th, the option to open for in-person instruction.


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Everyone gets praise this week, including Wightlink, Stonegate Group, AB Foods and the campaign against shoplifting
So much constructive feedback from “Team science” last week, yet here I am again handing out the winners and no-so-winners certificates from the world of public relations.
There can only be one winner for Good PR of the week and that must go to Wightlink Ferries in the Isle of Wight. Its social media team did a spoof of the breathy, Russian, super model, car adverts that are plaguing TikTok right now.
Wightlink’s one focuses on its FastCat ferry and one of the crew members, mimicking what had gone on in the Russian Mercedes advert. It is hard to explain, but watch the video, below. I played a very small part in this by sharing the video on my own Twitter/X account. It crashed my account!
Our friends at Meltwater have been in touch to offer some data behind how Wightlink's PR wonderfulness travelled.
Mentions of @wightlinkferry increased by 2071% to 2.95k over the last week. The numbers speak for themselves and it’s clear the Wightlink ferry team got the balance just right. Overall positive sentiment reached nearly 70%, which is fairly unprecedented.
A massive well done to the Wightlink team who deserve huge credit.
Stonegate Group, the pub chain owners are up next and I have been deliberating on whether it gets Good or Bad PR for the “dynamic pricing” announcement. I think I am going to say Good PR.
UK pub chain Stonegate Group to charge more at peak hours https://t.co/6Lu85wfk27— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) September 12, 2023
Although it is never great to hear that prices are going up, this is a pricing strategy that has been deployed by several pub chain owners in recent years. At least Stonegate is being open and transparent about it rather than just upping and lowering prices without saying when and why.
The drinks industry has been hit hard in recent years and if this move helps protect local boozers, then this has to be seen as a strong idea. It did remind me of stock market drinks nights at university.
This is where the price of the drink in the Student Union on themed nights would fluctuate in real time, but based around popularity. The more popular a drink was, the more it would raise in price by 5p increments, but then the lesser popular drinks would then drop in 5p increments. It balanced the night out for the bar owners and was generally a bit of fun. I have always been surprised that larger venues don’t try running these nights as well.
We will need to keep an eye out for Stonegate Group’s annual results to see if this new pricing strategy has worked.
Associated British Foods
One company that announced huge results this week is AB Foods. It wins Good PR for the achievement and for also managing a very tough comms message.
It has revised its profit forecast upwards, which is no mean feat given the struggling UK high street right now. The core message was that Primark was pretty much the jewel in its crown, although a word of caution was aired in the results about the state of Oxford St and falling visitor numbers.
The tricky comms message was that the food division is also performing above expectations. This is great news for shareholders but a tough message to communicate against a backdrop of the cost-of-living crisis.
With so many Government-led inquiries being mooted around accusations of profiteering by the supermarkets, it will be interesting to see if food manufacturers get dragged in to these conversations and if so, how results like could will be treated. Ab Foods share price rose by a staggering 5% on results day, so fair play for once again leading the way.
Campaign against shoplifting
Sticking with retail and over the last seven days the big shopping brands have put their rivalries aside to try and tackle the increase in shoplifting. The chonky weekend papers were packed with stories about police not attending shoplifting crimes if the value of the goods stolen was below £200.00 and how far more products were now getting security tags attached to them.
The heavily stretched police forces were keen to stress they were doing their best and that attendance depends on officer availability and is not just price related. A group of stores then announced they were grouping together to fund an anti-shoplifting campaigns and put in place extra security staff patrolling between various branded stores to try and act as a deterrent.
Will this cost end up being passed on to consumers via price rises? Probably. It is however, a great campaign for the retail industry and seemingly being led by the supermarkets and big retailers working together for once.
One point to add, I did carry out my own independent research by chatting to various store workers. A checkout person at Tesco said their shoplifting limit before calling the police was £200.00, Sainsburys said the same. Waitrose however, much higher. The member of staff said it was £500.00 but we then both joked that this would just be three grocery items from the store.
I hope that you fully appreciate the lengths of investigative journalism that I go to, in order to stack up the stories I write about in this column!
Got it right or wrong, you know where to find me!
Written by Andy Barr, owner of 10 Yetis Digital. Seen any good or bad PR lately? Abuse and contradictory points welcomed over on The Twitter @10Yetis or firstname.lastname@example.org on email
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MANILA, Philippines – Following the suspension of sales of the Samsung Galaxy Note7 due to a safety issue, the Philippines’ largest budget airline, Cebu Pacific Air, has prohibited the use of the device on board all its flights beginning Sunday, September 11.
“In light of the recent recall of Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices due to safety issues, Cebu Pacific (CEB) advises passengers that the usage and charging of the device are prohibited onboard all CEB and Cebgo flights beginning today, September 11, 2016, until further notice,” Cebu Pacific said in an advisory on Sunday, September 11.
It said that the gadget can be hand-carried but should be turned off for the whole duration of the flight.
“Galaxy Note7 devices must also not be stowed in checked baggage, but may be hand-carried as long as the device is turned off at all times inside the aircraft,” Cebu Pacific said.
“We sincerely hope for our passengers’ full cooperation, as the safety of everyone onboard our flights remains our utmost priority,” it added.
Earlier this month, Samsung announced it would suspend sales of its latest flagship smartphone Galaxy Note7 as reports of exploding batteries threatened to damage the reputation of the South Korean electronics giant.
On Saturday, September 10, civil aviation officials in the United Arab Emirates banned the use of the “phablet” in their national carriers.
Another carrier in the United Arab Emirates, Etihad Airways, has already temporarily banned the use of the gadeget on board its flights. Singapore Airlines, Australia’s Qantas, and Virgin Australia have announced similar bans. – Rappler.com
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TGIHF! That’s ‘Thank God it’s Hikari Friday!’ as Funko’s announced the latest member of the Hikari premium vinyl family. New Dimension Spider-Man is limited to 1500 pieces and should be available in November at all your favorite Funko retailers. This vinyl figure features a traditional red and blue Spidey color scheme. Check him out below.
As they do each week, Funko’s giving you a chance to win a Spidey via their social media channels (Facebook, twitter, instagram) and if you don’t win you can pick one up at your favorite shop – like Entertainment Earth.


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HiSoftware Signs Zero Barriers to Channel Partner Program
Partnership Expands Distribution of HiSoftware’s Content-aware Compliance Solutions to Customers in the United Kingdom
London, UK and Nashua, NH – March 8, 2012 – HiSoftware Inc., a provider of content-aware compliance and security solutions, today announced Zero Barriers, a leading cloud and online sales consultancy based in London, UK, has joined the company’s Channel Partner Program.
As a Premier Business Partner, the partnership will allow Zero Barriers to resell HiSoftware Compliance Sheriff® and the company’s integrated SharePoint solution suite, HiSoftware Policy Sheriff™ SP and HiSoftware Security Sheriff SP™, throughout the UK. These products provide users with a means to analyze content contributions for compliance issues including privacy, accessibility, social computing/collaboration, site quality and brand integrity for public websites, intranets and SharePoint sites.
“Zero Barriers has been working with HiSoftware for just over a year to create opportunities direct and via channels. We are delighted to formalize our partnership, allowing us to continue to deliver content-aware compliance solutions to our customers and partners. We are seeing increased interest and opportunities across the public sector, retail and banking markets for customers seeking to automate compliance across their intranet and web content.” said Andrew Watson, CEO of Zero Barriers.
Kurt A. Mueffelmann, President and CEO, HiSoftware, stated, “We are pleased to officially welcome Zero Barriers to our international channel program. We have worked closely with them over the past year to deliver our award-wining content-aware solutions for managing sensitive information, brand integrity and accessibility across digital environments in the region. We look forward to continuing to grow opportunities with them in the UK market.”
About Zero Barriers
Zero Barriers is a leading cloud consultancy providing sales, marketing and business development services to cloud and online vendors seeking to grow their markets in the UK and Europe. Leveraging over 80 years combined experience in developing new channels to market for innovative online solutions, the Zero Barriers management team have a wealth of experience and understanding of how to identify and nurture relationships with forward thinking channel partners, system integrators, consultants and affiliates, to enable rapid adoption of these new technologies by end users. For information see – www.zerobarriers.co.uk
HiSoftware is a leading provider of content-aware compliance and security solutions for the monitoring and enforcement of risk management and privacy guidelines across digital environments. The company’s solutions provide a data governance platform for content management and collaboration processes that support corporate and brand integrity, site quality, accessibility and confidentiality for public websites and portals, as well as intranets and SharePoint sites. HiSoftware’s customers include some of the largest US and international government agencies, as well as Global 2000 companies. For more information, visit http://www.hisoftware.com.
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Two men have been charged after police were called out to reports of two stores being targeted in Audley.
It’s after reports of around £120 worth of meat items being stolen from the Tesco and Co-op stores in Church Street in Audley at around 8.20am on Thursday (2 January) morning.
Two bottles of champagne were also taken from the Co-operative with staff verbally abused as the suspects left the store.
No weapons were involved.
Thirty-one-year-old Daniel Mills, of Halmer End, Newcastle-under-Lyme, and 27-year-old Christopher Jones, of no fixed address, have been charged with theft from a shop – whilst Mills has also been accused of using threatening behaviour.
A 38-year-old man, of Stoke-on-Trent, was released with no further action.


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Seventy-two-year-old Jim Lince has been a barber for 50 years. He’s had some of his tools since the beginning, but on Friday he unexpectedly had to spend the day replacing them.
Gentleman Jim’s Barber Shop, at 6703 Tyee Drive NW in Purdy, was burglarized sometime Thursday night. Clippers, razors, creams and other supplies were taken. Lince even lost some things that he never expected to be stolen — such as the instruction manuals for his copier and cash machine.
“They trashed my place,” Lince said. “They just dumped everything; they ruined a few things.”
Lince estimates he lost close to $1,200 in equipment. He thinks it was a smash-and-grab job, but he finds it strange that all of his tools would be lifted.
Gig Harbor Police Chief Kelly Busey said there has been a rash of burglaries over the last 10 days. Investigators do have a lead on the case, he said.
Gentleman Jim’s wasn’t the only barber shop burglarized last week.
Harbor Barber, at 3112 Judson St., had a break-in early Thursday morning. The alarm at neighboring business, Tokyo Teriyaki, went off at 4:30 a.m., Harbor Barber’s Shannon Rassmusen said.
Soundview Barber was also burglarized. Near that barber shop, thieves also attempted to break in to the Harvester Restaurant, Busey said.
Thieves took similar items to Gentleman Jim’s from Harbor Barber: clippers, creams, beauty supplies.
“It’s very weird,” Rasmussen said.
So why barber shops?
“We’re all asking ourselves that,” Busey said.
Similar to the multiple break-ins on Judson Street, in Purdy the liquor store next to Gentleman Jim’s was hit. Thieves also tried to bust through Lince’s wall to get to Dexter’s Drive-In, but failed.
“In essence, they were trying to hit everything in (the shopping center),” Lince said.
Lince isn’t letting the setback get him down. He reopened on Saturday after replacing his tools. He didn’t see a reason why he should be closed, he said.
“I work basically because I enjoy it,” Lince said. “I enjoy what I do so I do what I do.”
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The winner will be announced on Wednesday, March 13, and will receive two VIP Festival passes, three nights’ accommodations in a luxury Vail resort, two VIP gift bags and will travel in style with round-trip transportation from the airport in a private Cadillac Escalade.
As the festival gets underway on March 28, Chipotle Mexican Grill will present the 10th Anniversary Vail Film Festival Opening Night Party at The Lodge at Vail. For a second year in a row, guests will be treated to a Chipotle taco bar stocked with responsibly raised ingredients like naturally raised barbacoa, tofu sofritas, rBGH-free cheese and freshly-made guacamole.
Chipotle will also present the 2013 Environmental Film Showcase, spotlighting the Festival’s environmentally-themed programming. Chipotle says it is dedicated to making sustainable business choices, from the ingredients sourced for every burrito made on its line, to choosing building materials that have a minimal environmental impact and working with local farmers and growers to source ingredients.


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Announcing iOS 16 at the WWDC 2022 event. So, what does iOS 16 promise to iPhone users with its features? Here is the new iOS version!
IOS 16 features – Customizable Lock Screen
The first remarkable innovation that comes with iOS 16 is undoubtedly a redesigned and customizable lock screen. With the new iOS version, Craig Federighi, a Cupertino technology giant who promises users a more authentic iPhone experience, said that users can add widgets to the lock screen and adjust the depth of field with their own images in the background.
Other than that, Craig Federighi, who also warned that a new wallpaper gallery will be coming along with iOS 16, said the new lock screen animations will also be available to users.
Focusing specifically on the lock screen on the iOS 16 operating system, the company also announced Live activities at the WWDC 2022 conference. With this feature, users will be able to view the tool they call in apps as notifications. So here’s a little example: For example, a team you love has a game and you can’t watch it. With this feature, you’ll be able to track the match’s score live with a notification from the lock screen.
iMessage Becomes a Competitor to WhatsApp
In the new iOS version, the app that has the most changed since the lock screen also appears as iMessage. With new features to the iMessage app, the technology giant offers users the features that don’t look like WhatsApp and includes the feature that has been requested by users for a long time.
If we talk about what’s new in the Messages app, users can now edit the messages they have sent. The edited message will appear as edited on the opposite side. Apple, which also directly integrated SharePlay into the iMessage app, will allow users to remotely watch movies, listen to music, and more directly through the messaging app.
Apple Wallet Innovations
The Apple Wallet app also gets a little something new. With what’s new in the wallet app, users can securely share birthdays with apps to verify their age in states that accept Digital IDs. In addition, the new update paves the way for users to share their virtual keys with other users. In addition, Apple has made several innovations in the non-contact feature of the Wallet app, and now makes its products active for resellers who want to accept payments from the iPhone.
Map App completely redesigned
At the WWDC 2022 event, the Cupertinolu technology giant, which also touches the Map App, says it has redesigned the Map App. With the redesigned Map App, Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Miami, Montreal, New York, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Sydney, and Toronto, Detailed maps of cities such as Vancouver, Washington are available to users.
The Multiple Stops feature is also coming to Apple Maps for the first time. Apple officials say that users can set up to 15 stops and view these routes from the Recently Drawn Routes tab. It is also stated that while driving, users can add new routes to this route that they set with the help of Siri.
With the new version of iOS, the My Sports tab is added to Apple News. With this tab, users will be able to instantly track the sports, teams, and leagues they are interested in.
Apple is always known as a company that cares about security and privacy. Once again, the technology giant on security and privacy at the WWDC 2022 event introduces the Security Control feature with iOS 16. With this feature, focused on personal security, the Emergency Reset button allows you to cut access to all your accounts. So you can completely block access to your accounts from people you don’t want.
With iOS 16, Apple redesigns the experience ‘CarPlay’ across all vehicle infotainment systems. In this respect, the company has made significant changes to CarPlay, allowing users to access various information, such as air conditioning and instrument panel, via the CarPlay app. This enables users to adjust the vehicle’s air conditioning and control the car radio from the CarPay app.
Family Sharing Feature
It also details Family Sharing with the new iOS version, allowing users to more easily control the accounts they have created for their children. With these innovations, users can restrict their children’s age. In addition, iPhone users are alerted by messages when their children exceed their screen time or when they want additional screen time.
Which iPhone models will receive the iOS 16 update?
You will need an iPhone 8 or later to download IOS 16. It means it has ended support for iPhone 6S, iPhone 7, and iPhone SE (1st generation).
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone X
- iPhone SE (2020)
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
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Georgians have developed a taste for fast food during the fasting period of Lent. The trend has highlighted a cultural paradox in this South Caucasus state, where Orthodox Christianity forms perhaps the main pillar of national identity.
Visit a Moscow market, or courtyard, or construction site, and it’s easy to forget you are in Russia’s largest city, not Tajikistan or Uzbekistan. Central Asian languages resound all over the Russian capital.
As Georgia rushes to embrace the West, American-style fast food franchises are trying to make inroads into a country with a rich culinary tradition. For now, local restaurateurs and gastronomers say, Georgian cuisine still has the upper hand. But the times they are McChanging. Sensing a market opportunity, two global fast-food players are set on expanding their footprint in Georgia.
With the approach of spring, Kyrgyzstan’s traditional season for airing public grievances, food prices are skyrocketing. Many now fear that rapid inflation could spark fresh instability and street protests. While some officials want to impose price controls, economists warn that such action could foster shortages.
Officials in Georgia hope that obtaining trademark protection for khachapuri, the cheese-filled Georgian pastry that has a lip-smacking fan base throughout the former Soviet Union, can help open new markets in the United States and Western Europe for Georgian cuisine and food products.


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Elektros (OTC: ELEK), an emerging leader in the electric vehicle industry, has announced that the company filed a patent pending last week with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a revolutionary portable battery technology. According to the update, Elektros aims to perfect this technology over the next year to make it compatible with all Tesla models and other electric vehicles such as the Mercedes-Benz EQS. The portable battery contains an extension cord and allows consumers to plug in their electric vehicles at any time or place in case they do not have access to a traditional electric vehicle charger. Designed with the consumer in mind and depending on the type of electric vehicle, the portable charger may be stored neatly in the trunk, connecting with the vehicle’s main battery and turning on with a simple switch on the dashboard when needed.
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A consumer in Pittsburgh with a known affinity for the LA Dodgers, for example, would see an ad promoting the team’s upcoming away game, including the price. As the game draws nearer and the cost of a ticket goes up or down, that price change is dynamically reflected in the creative. Upon tapping to buy through SeatGeek, the user would be deep-linked directly to the right spot in the app.
Previously, SeatGeek saw success targeting users through Facebook and Twitter based on similar principles – but the creative and copy were static and the creation process was manual.
“As you can imagine, there are hundreds of different permutations of events and games every year,” said Will Flaherty, director of growth at SeatGeek. “Unlike some other ecommerce merchants, our prices fluctuate all the time and it’s incredibly difficult to reflect that manually.”
Since hooking up with Quixey for Deep View Cards, SeatGeek’s click-through rates have increased by 20% or more, generating 150% higher conversions.
The cards are also available programmatically through several different exchanges and networks, including Adelphic, Opera Mediaworks and PocketMath.
“It’s intuitive and it’s logical, but we do need some technical help, because it’s not humanly possible to do this without programmatically applying intelligent ad creative beyond just the big social networks,” Flaherty said.
Native in general has been performing well for Adelphic.
“We’ve seen higher conversion rates on native – approximately three to five times higher – than on standard display,” said Jennifer Lum, chief strategy officer and co-founder of Adelphic.
For PocketMath, native is still a small part of its overall business, but “it’s picking up pace and adoption from customers is gaining steam quickly,” said company co-founder Casey Grooms, who noted that he’s seeing an “increased level” of engagement with the Deep View Cards.
And engagement is what Quixey is looking for.
“The whole notion of app install ads is a house of cards,” Kagan said. “If no one ever opens your app again or they just do it once and then forget about it, you haven’t accomplished anything.”
Quixey has more than 300 employees spread across offices in Mountain View, Calif., Beijing, Bangalore, India, and Tel Aviv. Since it was founded in 2009, the company has completed six rounds of funding totalling $134.9 million, including the most recent cash infusion, a $60 million Series C in March led by Alibaba – also a Quixey client – with participation from GGV Capital, Goldman Sachs and Softbank.


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Train and bus operator FirstGroup's shares crash and boss departs after it slumps to a huge loss
- It lost £327m in the year to the end of March from profit of £152.6m last year
- It also announced the immediate departure of chief executive Tim O'Toole
Shares in FirstGroup fell as much as 13 per cent today after the company slumped to a loss and dumped its chief executive.
The company, which owns Great Western Railway and US bus operator Greyhound, said it lost £327million in the year to the end of March. That compares to profit of £152.6million last year.
It also announced the immediate departure of chief executive Tim O'Toole, who is being replaced by Wolfhart Hauser, who will become executive chairman.
Loss: FirstGroup made a £327million loss in the year to the end of March
Matthew Gregory, the chief financial officer, will also take on the duties of chief operating officer. These changes will stay in effect until a replacement for O'Toole has been found.
O'Toole's departure after nearly seven years at the helm comes as, under his leadership, the company rejected two approaches from a private equity firm earlier this year.
Shares in the FTSE 250-listed company were down 11.7 per cent at 97.75p in morning trading.
'This year's results fell short of our ambitions – we are disappointed that we did not make the further progress we intended based on the trends we saw at the end of the previous financial year,' said Hauser.
First Group was dragged down by a £277million impairment charged linked to Greyhound bus service.
America's famous 104-year-old bus service has seen declining sales, which FirstGroup said were down to the rising popularity of low-cost airline competition.
For this reason, it has commissioned a review of the business which could result in a sale.
The group said: 'Greyhound's significant short haul and express growth was more than offset by declines in long haul demand as a result of intensifying competition from the ultra low cost airlines, which are bringing significant additional aircraft capacity into operation while also connecting to a growing number of secondary airports.'
AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould commented: 'If FirstGroup was looking for validation for its decision to rebuff a bid from US private equity firm Apollo then today's results do nothing to provide it.
'In fact, its erstwhile suitor may be thinking it dodged a bullet after the group reported a loss for the year to 31 March 2018 and announced that chief executive Tim O'Toole is stepping down with immediate effect.
'O'Toole, a former head of the London Underground, is departing after nearly seven years in the role. If the share price is used as an arbiter, then his tenure can hardly be counted as a success with its market value less than a third of what it was when he joined.'
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10.10.08: New labels for children's cold remedies
Not for kids under 4. That's the new advice coming from drug companies this week in announcing a change to their guidelines on children's over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medicines. Instead, doctors say that your little one needs plenty of fluids and lots of TLC to fight the sniffles, The New York Times reports.
This voluntary change-of-heart is in response to rising pressure from parents and pediatricians, who are raising doubts that the drugs do much good for children and are worried about health risks. They're asking that such medications be banned for kids 6 and younger, MSNBC.com reports. The Federal Drug Administration said it would continue discussing the ban.
The drug makers also say not to give antihistamines to kids to help them sleep. The new instructions are on packages that started hitting stores this week. Last year, the drug industry pulled cough and cold medicine for children 2 and younger.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that recent research on children's OTC drugs has found some side effects, mostly from accidental overdoses. Problems with these medicines send about 7,000 children to hospital emergency rooms each year, with symptoms including hives, drowsiness and unsteady walking, the CDC says. Many kids overdose by taking medicines when their parents or caregivers aren't looking.
Parents should never:
- Give adult medicines to a child.
- Give two or more medicines with the same ingredients at the same time.
- Give antihistamines to make a child sleepy.
- Give the exact recommended dose, using the measuring device that comes with the medicine.
- Keep OTC medicines out of sight and out of reach.
- Consult their doctor if they have any questions.
For more on safe, non-drug alternatives for treating a cold, see our tips in Treating your baby'’s cold.
Maria Vega is Fit Pregnancy magazine's copy editor.


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Back in , the fashion world was sent into a frenzy by Thylane Blondeau , a year-old model, who was featured in Paris Vogue and even landed the cover of Vogue Enfants. Not surprisingly, everyone had an opinion about whether or not such a young person should grace the pages of the fashion mag, accusing them of sexualizing children and stealing their innocence. Well, based on what Fashionista reported Monday , it looks like the debate will be opened up once again. Blondeau is French magazine Jalouse's April cover star, and even though she looks significantly older than she did at her first shoot, the reality is that she is still just 13 years old. The mag also includes the hashtag bornin is this becoming a trend?
Little girls model bikinis on runway for Hot as Hell swimwear
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Wearing heavy make-up and gold stilettos, Thylane Blondeau sprawls seductively on leopard print bed covers. The provocative pose might seem like nothing unusual for a Vogue fashion shoot — except that Miss Blondeau is just ten years old. They should not have done this. Suggestive: Images such as these have paved the way for a recent Government initiative in the UK to enforce restrictions on the sexualisation of children in the media and sexual content in advertising. Premature sexualisation: Experts have warned about the psychological implications of such young children being involved in the modelling industry.
There are approximately 3 million images of child pornography on the Internet. As large as that number may seem, it can be a sad, abstract and faceless statistic. In May, Masha Allen, a Russian-born year-old, put a face on child pornography and its victims when she testified before Congress.


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MINNEAPOLIS—Radisson Blu, an upper-upscale brand of Radisson Hotel Group, headquartered here, emerged on the hospitality scene in 2009. However, its origins began many decades before.
In 1960, Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) created a hotel division, SAS International Hotels. The Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark—created by architect Arne Jacobsen—launched that year as the group’s debut property.
Fast forward to the 1990s, when SAS formed a co-branding partnership with Carlson Hotels Worldwide, Radisson’s parent, to create the Radisson SAS brand.
In 2009, Radisson SAS, which had more than 150 properties in its portfolio throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at the time, changed its name to Radisson Blu.
“The long-term partnership with SAS had come to an end,” noted Eric De Neef, EVP & global chief commercial officer, Radisson Hotel Group. “The award-winning, upper-upscale Radisson SAS hotel brand was updated to Radisson Blu—a simple, design-conscious new name that both respected and built on the SAS ‘blue box’ heritage. It was a move that signified the brand’s true, contemporary position while representing the dynamic ambitions for the brand’s future.”
As of the second quarter of this year, the Radisson Blu brand has 323 hotels, with 80 in development. It ranks as Europe’s top upper-upscale brand (by hotels and rooms), according to MKG Hospitality, a distinction it has held since 2010.
“Radisson Blu saw an organic growth in Europe. Today, it is present in every key European market,” said De Neef. “It has a loyal audience and a great reputation, especially among business travelers, and can pride itself for stylish spaces, small details and a personalized service creating memorable moments. Radisson Blu still features the best of Scandinavian design, which is one of the most important interior design trends all across Europe—the hotels are perfect, contemporary destinations for design lovers.”
He continued, “Design has always set Radisson Blu apart, dating back to the first hotel, the stunning Royal Hotel in Copenhagen—which was truly the world’s first designer hotel, created by legendary architect Arne Jacobsen for SAS. Today, design remains core to the brand while delivering positive and personalized service—following the ethos ‘Yes I Can!’—in stylish spaces. By paying close attention to the small details that make a big difference, it inspires unforgettable, different experiences with every stay.”
Two years after becoming Radisson Blu, the brand came to the U.S. in the form of the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago. The 334-room property occupies the first 18 floors of the 81-story, mixed-use Aqua Tower in the city’s downtown area.
“The award-winning Aqua Tower was designed by internationally acclaimed architect Jeanne Gang and is the largest skyscraper designed by a female architect. The design and location were the perfect fit for the brand’s entrance into North America,” noted De Neef. “Situated near the confluence of Lake Michigan and the Chicago River in the Lakeshore East Development, the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel is surrounded by Chicago’s biggest tourist attractions, including Millennium Park, Navy Pier and the fabulous shopping of Michigan Avenue’s Magnificent Mile.”
Radisson’s hometown of Minneapolis touts two Radisson Blu properties, including the Radisson Blu Minneapolis Downtown, which converted from the Radisson Plaza Hotel Minneapolis, the first-ever Radisson hotel.
“Minneapolis is a key market in the U.S., and the hotel provided the perfect conversion opportunity for the brand as part of its expansion in North America,” said De Neef. “We upgraded the property after an extensive refurbishment and are proud to now have two Radisson Blu hotels in Minneapolis—the hotel downtown and the hotel at Mall of America. This also allows us to use commercial synergies.”
For 23 years, Radisson Blu and Radisson’s other brands in Europe were headed by Kurt Ritter, the longest-serving CEO within the international hospitality industry, according to De Neef. Today, the brand and group are under the leadership of Federico J. González Tejera, who joined the company in 2017 and serves as president and CEO of Radisson Hospitality AB, chair of the global steering committee for Radisson Hotel Group, and board director of Radisson Hospitality Inc.
In 2017, Radisson Blu launched Blu Planet for meetings, making meetings carbon-free at its hotels worldwide. That program has evolved into Radisson Meetings, a global meetings and events offering launched this year that will be available across Radisson Hotel Group’s seven hotel brands.
“Radisson Meetings is developed around the three core elements of successful events—Personal, Professional and Memorable—while being 100% carbon neutral through Offsetting,” said De Neef, who stated at the time of the launch that the “IT infrastructure and distribution platform are core elements helping…deliver our brand promise.”
Late last year, Radisson was acquired by a consortium led by Chinese hotel giant Jin Jiang International Co. Ltd. In June, the Radisson Blu Hotel, Frankfurt in Germany became the first co-branded property since the acquisition.
“We are keen on offering the leading hotel brands from Radisson Hotel Group to guests, owners and talent around the world,” said González Tejera in June. “The launch of the first co-branded hotel with Jin Jiang International is an important milestone in reaching this goal. The co-branded hotels have a bright future, with the potential to extend to more than 30 properties across EMEA.”
According to the company, Chinese-speaking guests and travelers will find a range of features at the co-branded hotel designed and curated to make them feel at home. Menus and welcome cards are available in Chinese, and there are tea kettles and a choice of Chinese teas in the guestrooms.
Radisson Blu is constantly growing. This year, the brand opened hotels in such diverse countries as Canada, China, Poland, Switzerland, Czech Republic and the United Arab Emirates, among others. Future openings have been slated for locales such as Aruba, Italy, New Zealand, Egypt and Russia. In the U.S., the Radisson Blu Hotel Fargo, a conversion of a former Radisson property, is expected to open next year. It will be the fourth Radisson Blu location domestically. HB
1994: SAS International Hotels signs a master franchise agreement with Carlson Hotels Worldwide to manage the Radisson brand in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and to form the co-branded partnership of Radisson SAS.
2002: As a result of the success of Radisson SAS, SAS International Hotels becomes Rezidor SAS Hospitality, an autonomous hotel management company.
2006: Radisson SAS becomes one of the world’s fastest-growing and successful hotel brands with more than 150 properties in 40-plus countries. Renamed The Rezidor Hotel Group, the company is floated on the Stockholm Stock Exchange with the Radisson SAS hotel brand as a key asset.
2009: Radisson SAS is rebranded to Radisson Blu.
2010: Radisson Blu becomes the largest upper-upscale hotel brand in Europe.
2011: The Radisson Blu brand debuts in North America with the opening of the flagship, Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago.
2012: Carlson and Rezidor go to the market as Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group.
2016: Radisson Blu enters Latin America with the Radisson Blu Belo Horizonte in Brazil.
2018: Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group rebrands to Radisson Hotel Group. Jin Jiang International Holdings Co. Ltd. acquires Radisson Hotel Group.
2019: Radisson Blu Hotel, Frankfurt in Germany has become the first property to be co-branded by Radisson Hotel Group and Jin Jiang International.


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Waiblingen, 4/28/2020 | Company press release
The STIHL Group achieved revenue of 3.93 billion euros in fiscal year 2019. That represents a 4 percent increase over the previous year (3.78 billion euros). If the effects of foreign exchange rates are excluded, revenue growth would have been around 2.7 percent. STIHL Executive Board Chairman Dr. Bertram Kandziora explained at the company’s annual press conference: “Despite numerous challenges in the past year, we have been able to record increased revenue in the Group. At the same time, spiraling trade conflicts, a weakening global economy and unfavorable weather conditions have left their mark.” In addition, there has been an increasing trend to replace gasoline products with cordless battery products. While sales of battery products rose, there was falling demand for gasoline products. Considered overall, sales remained stable. The first quarter of this year has already been detrimentally influenced by the worldwide spread of COVID-19. “After a very good January and February, the first quarter was on a par with last year’s result. As dealerships have been shut down in a number of countries, we are assuming there will be a noticeable decline in the second quarter. But we remain optimistic for the medium term,” said the STIHL Executive Board Chairman. “Being a family-owned company, we are bearing a considerable amount of responsibility towards our employees during the coronavirus crisis. That means we are endeavoring to secure jobs and, as far as possible, continue to run production lines and supply our dealers – naturally in close cooperation with the health authorities, and in compliance with strict and regulatory protective measures in the plants. After all, we also have a responsibility towards our more than 53,000 servicing dealers and millions of customers,” said Dr. Kandziora.
In 2019 the individual markets presented a very varied picture. Sales developed favorably in Western and Eastern Europe, excluding Russia. North America, which has been the STIHL Group’s growth engine for many years, recorded a slight decline. This trend is primarily due to the cold and wet weather at the beginning of the gardening season. In Asia, the company achieved a slight increase in unit sales. India in particular developed very favorably and showed double-digit growth. Unit sales in Africa, where the company has a subsidiary in South Africa and, since 2017, a second subsidiary in Kenya, are at the same level as the previous year. “We further expanded the STIHL dealer network last year. Customers can now go to more than 53,000 servicing dealers throughout the world to buy STIHL products and obtain trusted professional advice and technical services,” said Dr. Kandziora.
The number of employees in the group was down 2.3 percent compared to the same time in the previous year. As at December 31, 2019, STIHL employed a total of 16,722 people.
The German parent company, ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG, achieved a moderate increase in revenue in 2019, of 0.8 percent to 1.21 billion euros (previous year: 1.2 billion euros). A change in the product mix also contributed to this. In the past year for example, more higher-value products were sold than in the year before. On the other hand, unit sales were down for the parent company. “Nevertheless, family-owned company STIHL continues to occupy a strong position in Germany,” said Dr. Kandziora. Investments in 2019 amounted to 134 million euros (previous year: 124 million euros). The major portion of the investments was allocated to the extension of the Ludwigsburg logistics center, adding floors to the production logistics center in Waiblingen-Neustadt as well as modernizing the founding company’s headquarters and building the STIHL Brand World in Waiblingen.
The workforce of ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG grew by 1.9 percent compared to the previous year’s reporting date. As at December 31, 2019, there were 5,090 people employed by the parent company. Of that total, 3,626 were employed in Waiblingen, 247 in Ludwigsburg, 395 in Fellbach, 755 in Weinsheim and 67 in Wiechs am Randen.
The first quarter of the current year was severely affected by worldwide measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic. STIHL started the year with increased unit sales and revenue, but the spread of the coronavirus had a negative effect on business from March onwards. STIHL expects there to be an overall decline in unit sales in 2020. However, owing to the very dynamic situation, the effects of measures to counter the pandemic are not yet predictable with any certainty. “Thanks to our high degree of flexibility, we can react quickly to changes in the markets. We remain optimistic for the medium and long term,” said Dr. Kandziora. Once the coronavirus crisis is behind us, STIHL expects the markets to again gather momentum and for unit sales to rise. “Nevertheless, we are faced with a number of challenges that need to be dealt with: Apart from continuing business operations while considerable restrictions affect production and sales during the pandemic, we have to address increasing levels of competition in the battery segment. Furthermore, weak global economic conditions can be expected in 2020. To cope with these challenges we have instigated a number of projects for increasing efficiency and saving costs within the company. STIHL has already weathered a number of crises since it was founded more than 90 years ago. I am confident that we will also prevail over this worldwide coronavirus crisis. And I would like to explicitly thank our employees for their enormous commitment, the observance of absolutely essential safety measures to avoid the spread of coronavirus and outstanding cooperation in the group,” emphasized Dr. Kandziora.
For the first half of the year STIHL has announced a number of new products in the battery, gasoline and digital segments.
Just in time for the start of the outdoor season, the new collection is now available in the STIHL online Brand Shop at www.stihl-markenshop.de. Customers and fans of the brand will find everything that warms the hearts of true STIHL enthusiasts – from exclusively designed textiles and accessories to wooden toys and historic models and fan items. Among other things, the popularity of this concept is demonstrated by the fact that the “Contra Lightning” universal storage box received the Promotional Gift Award 2020 in the special design category.
Lumberjack sports are also affected by the current measures to suppress the coronavirus. For this reason all the planned events in the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Extreme Sport Series up to the end of June – including the World Trophy scheduled for the end of May in Vienna – have been officially canceled. Depending on how the situation unfolds, a decision on the remainder of the international season will be made in a considered and responsible manner. This also applies to the World Championships in Sweden scheduled for the beginning of November.


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SFE Investment Counsel boosted its holdings in FedEx Co. (NYSE:FDX) by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,262 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock after buying an additional 368 shares during the period. SFE Investment Counsel’s holdings in FedEx were worth $4,255,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Wagner Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in FedEx in the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. WD Rutherford LLC bought a new stake in shares of FedEx during the first quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Northern Oak Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of FedEx by 103.1% during the first quarter. Northern Oak Wealth Management Inc. now owns 197 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Founders Financial Alliance LLC bought a new stake in shares of FedEx during the first quarter valued at approximately $59,000. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of FedEx during the first quarter valued at approximately $66,000. 72.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
In other FedEx news, CEO John Alan Smith sold 11,285 shares of FedEx stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $296.00, for a total transaction of $3,340,360.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 16,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,850,256. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Susan C. Schwab sold 4,720 shares of FedEx stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.30, for a total value of $1,403,256.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 10,312 shares in the company, valued at $3,065,757.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 32,240 shares of company stock worth $9,608,596 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 8.16% of the company’s stock.
FedEx (NYSE:FDX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 23rd. The shipping service provider reported $5.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $4.99 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $22.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.54 billion. FedEx had a net margin of 6.23% and a return on equity of 22.55%. The company’s revenue was up 30.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.53 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that FedEx Co. will post 21.27 EPS for the current year.
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 2nd. FedEx’s payout ratio is presently 16.51%.
A number of analysts have recently issued reports on FDX shares. Barclays boosted their price objective on FedEx from $360.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on FedEx from $336.00 to $351.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 20th. Berenberg Bank set a $350.00 price target on FedEx and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 28th. Raymond James boosted their price target on FedEx from $310.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, June 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on FedEx from $318.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $344.52.
FedEx Corp. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of a portfolio of transportation, e-commerce, and business services. It operates through the following segments: FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, FedEx Services, and Corporate, Other & Eliminations. The FedEx Express segment consists of domestic and international shipping services for delivery of packages and freight.
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The middle of October saw the launch of Micepad Mobile for our first an event here in Taiwan organised by 30 Magazine! Micepad was the official app for the 2015 Innovation Workshop for Young Entrepreneurs. Combining all the features we love from the iPad into a compact mobile design with added News Feeds and moving banners for greater sponsor visibility. What’s more, it is now available for both iOS and Android devices. With Micepad, attendees’ were able to rate each startup and vote for their favourite using our Poll feature.
Participants’ were also able to post their questions to the speakers’ and this facilitated a good flow of questions and interaction back and fourth.
Apart from our mobile launch, the 2015 Innovation Workshop for Young Entrepreneurs saw the first official event by our Micepad team in Taiwan. Micepad CEO Jie Hao was also invited to give a speech on why Taiwan was chosen as our first overseas branch in our expansion abroad.
With many exciting things ahead for Micepad and many new improvements coming up, stay tune and watch this space for more news and updates in the coming months!


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Product safety officials have received multiple complaints of hoverboards catching fire. Topping the holiday gift wish list of many youth this year is the much-envied hoverboard. If a child or teen you love is hoping to unwrap one soon, take note. Elliot F. Kaye, Chairman of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, recently release a statement warning shoppers and families of the potential dangers of this popular toy – a move prompted by a rash of reports of hoverboards, also called smart boards or balance boards, catching fire. At the time of this writing, CPSC officials confirmed that the agency is investigating at least 10 cases of hoverboard-related blazes in nine states, including Florida.
Some boards caught fire during charging, while others caught fire during use. In one case that made headlines nationwide, a Louisiana home was destroyed after a hoverboard purchased from Fit Turbo on Amazon.com burst into flames while its lithium batteries were being charged. “Every consumer who is riding a hoverboard, who purchased one to give as a gift during the holidays, or who is thinking about buying one deserves to know if there is a safety defect,” Kaye said in a written statement released this week. “I have directed agency staff to work non-stop to find the root cause of the fire hazard, how much of a risk it might present, and to provide consumers with answers as soon as possible.” Engineers at the CPSC’s National Product Testing and Evaluation Center in Maryland are testing new and damaged boards, focusing on the configuration of the battery packs and compatibility with the chargers.
Though the fires are of top concern, Kaye also urges riders and parents to be aware of fall hazards as well. Dozens of hoverboard-caused fall injuries have been reported in recent months. The most serious among them include concussions, fractures, contusions, abrasions and internal organ injuries. Kaye says he’s most troubled by the fact that there are no set safety standards currently in place for hoverboards. “Strong safety standards protect consumers,” he said. “Retailers should always be asking their suppliers if there is an applicable safety standard in place before agreeing to sell those products. The absence of any standard should cause retailers to require extra proof of sound design manufacturing and quality control processes.” Kaye’s statement includes the following recommendations:
- Avoid buying the product at a location (like a mall kiosk) or on a website that does not have information about who is selling the product and how they can be contacted if there is a problem
- Do not charge a hoverboard overnight or while otherwise unattended.
- Charge and store hoverboards and chargers in an open dry area away from combustible items.
- Let your hoverboard cool down for at least an hour after riding before charging.
- If giving a hoverboard to someone for the holidays, leave it in its partially charged state. Do not take it out of the package to bring it to a full charge and then wrap it back up.
- Look for the mark of a certified national testing laboratory, though keep in mind that counterfeits may exist.
- Do not ride or allow children to ride hoverboards near vehicular traffic.
- Always wear safety gear including a helmet, knee and elbow pads and wrist guards for protection from falls
If you or your child suffer an injury caused by a defective hoverboard or other toy, get medical treatment and call 904-251-1111 to speak with an experienced product liability attorney with Jacksonville’s Harrell and Harrell.


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While most of us were busy speculating which city Amazon would name as its second headquarters, Amazon was supposedly busy choosing not just one, but two locations. According to the Wall Street Journal, it is now suggested that Amazon might choose both Long Island City in New York and Crystal City in Virginia.
Amazon’s selection process has been a very public affair. As the Wall Street Journal reports, “Amazon has defied convention by turning the search into an unusually public beauty pageant.”
Some may write off the process as a simple beauty pageant, a publicity stunt of sorts. But Amazon is one of the most strategic companies in business today. They don’t do publicity stunts for the sake of sitting pretty. Underneath Amazon’s decisions usually lies strong strategic reasoning. And, I suspect, the public selection process for HQ2 is no different, with three central drivers:
A Talent Magnet
According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon plans to “bring as many as 50,000 employees” over a 20-year period.
Imagine a headcount of 50,000 employees for a minute. The U.S. Census considers any enterprise with more than 500 employees a “large enterprise.” And here, Amazon is proposing to establish a second headquarters that is 100x that size. Hiring 50,000 employees is like hiring a small city.
It’s a humongous headcount number that will leave both Human Resources and hiring managers reeling with the task of successfully filling those roles, especially left to a single city. Splitting HQ2 into two will lower the burden on staff, while increasing the likelihood of finding top talent without lowering its standards.
By choosing these two cities, Amazon would be tapping into two primary talent pools.
An Eye For Operational Efficiency and Effectiveness
At first glance, it would be logical to assume that splitting HQ2 in two is not an operationally efficient solution. Why set up two new locations when you could streamline the process and focus on just one? But splitting the locations has three advantages.
Data, Data, Data
Perhaps one of the least discussed and most underestimated aims, I suspect, of Amazon’s public selection process is as a tactic to collect data.
The location selection process began with proposals from 238 areas. That’s 238 proposals delineating strengths, weaknesses, risks, challenges of each city and what it could offer Amazon. Each proposal and subsequent pitch offers Amazon the opportunity to ask questions and probe into any area of interest, possibly even to request more data.
Not only does this process provide data that Amazon might not have had access to otherwise, but it also lessens the due diligence effort and workload required of Amazon to vet each city. It is like free outsourcing.
Implications: Is Amazon A Predator?
Amazon has said it will invest over $5 billion over a twenty-year period in the location(s) of HQ2.
The investment will likely attract other businesses and fuel economic growth. But it will also drive up real estate prices, overburden existing infrastructure, and steal talent, potentially crushing the existing ecosystem wherever it settles.
The concern is that Amazon will suffocate the cities in which it chooses to operate HQ2. The concern is understandable. Amazon is feared like a Tyrannosaurus Rex of modern-day business. When Amazon comes to town, everyone perks up, everyone is on edge. Because if Amazon decides to attack your business, the bite can be lethal.
A reasonable question, then, is whether the benefits of housing HQ2 outweigh the costs?
Amazon might be perceived as a predator, but most of its growth can be attributed to its skill as a scavenger. Although Amazon won’t shy away from predatory tactics if something stands in its way, its success is driven by its ability to scavenge so well. Amazon hasn’t won with a strategy of attacking the competition. It has won because it can see opportunity where no one else can. Its first act of reinventing the book buying experience is a case in point. Amazon scavenges underutilized and underleveraged resources.
And its new speculated strategic initiative of opening up twin HQ2s is a chief example of that. Had Amazon’s strategy been purely predatory, it would have attacked a city like San Francisco. And if it had, it would have been so predictable, it would make it less terrifying. The fact that no one knows what Amazon will do next is precisely what makes it so scary.
Amazon has proven once again it isn't like a lumbering dinosaur, but as nimble as an ant, strategically preparing for its next act. While the rest of us grasshoppers sit on the sidelines and wait.
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French spirits maker Pernod Ricard , which is being targeted by activist investor Elliott, posted a 1.3% rise in first-quarter underlying sales, reflecting slower growth rates in China and India. In August Pernod, the world's second-biggest spirits group behind Diageo, had indicated it expected a relatively soft first quarter, citing a very high year-ago comparison basis in Asia. For the first quarter ended Sept. 30, Pernod reported sales of 2.483 billion euros ($2.75 billion), marking a like-for-like rise of 1.3%.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of National Liqueur Day, Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur is rolling out the red carpet for Baileys Red Velvet, a limited-edition offering created in collaboration with the cupcake queens themselves, Georgetown Cupcake founders and sisters Katherine Berman and Sophie LaMontagne. Baileys Red Velvet features the iconic flavor of the shop's number one selling cupcake for a treat straight out of the bakeshop. With aromas of freshly baked red velvet cupcakes, sweet cream, and buttery icing, Baileys Red Velvet tastes like fresh chocolate cake, topped with a dollop of cream cheese frosting and just a hint of cocoa powder.
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Here are six worth taking a look at. Diageo (DEO)Dividend Yield: 2.10%Rain or shine, good economy or bad, people like to drink alcohol. And for safe dividend seekers, that makes Diageo (NYSE:DEO) an ideal play. While its name may not be familiar, its brands almost certainly are. Diageo owns and manufactures Guinness beer, Captain Morgan rum, Smirnoff vodka and Johnnie Walker whiskey, among many others. Source: Puamella via Flickr (Modified)DEO stock is a well-known safe haven for investors. The company is headquartered in the U.K. and was one of the very few stocks to go up the day after Brexit in that country as British investors sold risky stocks and moved to safety. Diageo will again serve as a safe haven whenever the next bear market/recession hits.Diageo isn't just a great business, it's also a great dividend play. The company has continuously raised its dividend (as measured in its home currency of British Pounds) each of the past 20 years. Campbell Soup (CPB)Dividend Yield: 3%Campbell Soup (NYSE:CPB) is one of the unloved packaged-foods makers. It's not hard to see why, if you only think about the company's name. Canned soup certainly isn't trendy with younger consumers at this point. And there's a general nutritional wariness about heavily salted foods.Source: Shutterstock That said, there's much more to Campbell Soup than just the iconic red cans. The company is more and more a snack food play. As we know, while Americans profess an interest in healthier eating, they still love their junk food from time to time. Campbell's, owner of Hanover, Pop Secret, Goldfish and Pepperidge Farm, is in a great position to profit off of this. * 7 A-Rated Stocks to Buy for the Rest of 2019 Pepsico (NYSE:PEP), the leader in snacks, consistently gets a high P/E ratio from the market, as investors acknowledge the stickiness of their brands with consumers. The market, however, is not appreciating Campbell Soup as much. Shares are down from $50 in 2017 to $47 now. PacWest Bancorp (PACW)Dividend Yield: 6.6%After investors dumped bank stocks late last year, a lot of value has been created in this generally overlooked sector of the market, where solid dividends abound.Source: Shutterstock That brings us to PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ:PACW), which offers a more-than 6% dividend yield at the moment. Headquartered in Los Angeles, PacWest is a major player throughout the California market and currently sports a $4 billion market cap. That puts it in a sweet spot, size-wise, where it may still be a buyout candidate, but it is large enough to manage the rising costs of regulation and banking technology costs.Despite the horrid state of the California housing market in 2008, PacWest survived the crisis. In fact, its shares never came close to zero during the panic. The bank has come out stronger, and is now generating record profits. Thanks to the corporate tax cuts in particular, PACW stock is now at a cheap P/E ratio of just 9.4 times its trailing earnings. New York Community Bancorp (NYCB)Dividend Yield: 5.22%Despite its large yield, New York Community Bancorp (NASDAQ:NYCB) is an even safer bank stock. NYCB stock currently yields 5.2%, and they earn more than enough to cover the dividend, with earnings coming in at around 79 cents and dividends at 68 cents annually. NYCB stock was down 12% last year because the sector was down, as discussed above. Over the last few months, though, it has fought its way back to the levels it traded at before the fall. That's why the bank is one of the safest in the country. It lends primarily against multi-family homes in New York City, one of the lowest-risk lending markets out there. * 7 A-Rated Stocks to Buy for the Rest of 2019 The bank's loans barely budged in performance even during 2008. With a strong dividend covered out of earnings and a safe loan book, investors can earn a large dividend income from a most conservative bank. Southern Co (SO)Dividend Yield: 4%In the worst of times, people tend to still want to use electricity. Even a severe economic downturn tends to not impact utility stocks too dramatically. As such, it's a sound sector to buy when investors get panicky, such as what we're seeing with the market now.Source: Desiree Kane via FlickrSouthern Co (NYSE:SO), as one of the highest-yielding large power utilities, checks the boxes for safe dividend stocks here. SO stock is currently yielding 4%.Its high yield is in large part, it seems, due to interest rates having gone up. Many investors treat utility stocks as substitutes for bonds. As such, when interest rates go up, investors demand a higher yield from their utility stock as well. If interest rates were to keep surging for years to come, SO stock would likely underperform. 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But Exxon's more diversified approach ensures that it remains solidly profitable even when the price of oil plummets, as it did in recent years.XOM stock is hardly the most exciting name in a high-growth market. But at 16.7 times earnings and paying a 5% dividend yield, it is a fine option for defensive investors. And buyers are still getting a fair value at this point.At the time of this writing, Ian Bezek owned DEO, CPB, PACW, NYCB and XOM stock. You can reach him on Twitter at @irbezek. More From InvestorPlace * 2 Toxic Pot Stocks You Should Avoid * 7 Deeply Discounted Energy Stocks to Buy * 7 Stocks to Buy In a Flat Market * 10 Stocks to Buy to Ride China's Emerging Wealth The post 6 Safe Dividend Stocks to Buy Now appeared first on InvestorPlace.
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to be hit with tariffs following its victory in a World Trade Organization case, although the effects of the new levies will be unevenly felt by food and drinks groups across the region. The WTO has authorised the US to slap levies on $7.5bn worth of EU imports annually after a dispute over illegal aircraft subsidies granted to Airbus, the European aerospace company. The US trade representative’s office set out a plan to put 25 per cent tariffs on goods including wines, olive oil, yoghurt and sweaters.
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BALTIMORE, Sept. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- No one knows stout quite like Guinness. Today, just over 50 years after the first man landed on the moon, the brewers at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore announce Guinness Over The Moon Milk Stout – the latest in a line of new beers to come out of the home of experimental Guinness beers in the U.S. The newest beer to join the Guinness family is a full-bodied stout that has a creamy mouthfeel, full of flavor with hints of roasted malt, milk chocolate and rich coffee.
The Walking Dead Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is a limited-edition offering under Spirits of the Apocalypse. Available in stores nationwide beginning this October, the bourbon is good enough for the living, and sought after by the dead. "The Walking Dead comic book series changed the game and launched a post-apocalyptic genre that continues to attract a massive, enthusiastic fan base," said Dave McNulty, Senior Director of Culture, Entertainment and Partnerships at Diageo North America.
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Spirits maker Diageo Plc said on Thursday it was "not immune" to changes in global trade policies, but based on the current environment expects to meet its full-year organic sales targets. The Johnnie Walker whisky and Tanqueray gin maker said it continues to expect organic net sales growth to be towards the mid-point of a 4% to 6% range and organic operating profit to grow roughly one percentage point ahead of organic net sales. The company also said it expects first-half organic operating profit growth to be in-line with or slightly behind organic net sales growth, due to stronger prior year comparables.
Consumer staples stocks have largely fallen off the radar in recent months. Investors have been much more focused on growth as corporate earnings have pleasantly surprised, the U.S.-China trade spat showed signs of hope and the Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates steady.Naturally, these more defensive companies haven't been especially red-hot of late. Consumer staples stocks have lagged the marketwide bounce that took shape beginning in late December. But with many other sectors starting to feel the weight of unwieldy gains, and with China trade talks yet again hitting turbulence, the sector might be ready to heat up again.Steve Azoury, founder of financial planning firm Azoury Financial, says, "Consumer staples, the products that people use every day, will always be a big part of America's economy." "The trick," he adds, is identifying the companies that "will stay innovative and update their products and services to excite their customers, and thus the stock prices for investors."Here are 17 of the best consumer staples stocks to invest in at the moment. While some of these are blue-chip stocks that should ring a bell, others are lesser-known companies that serve as the backbone of brands you may be more familiar with. Almost all of them provide varying levels of dividend income. SEE ALSO: 57 Dividend Stocks You Can Count On
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Unions at Diageo are demanding a 5% pay rise for workers due to go on strike in Scotland later this month and believe the stoppages will cost the drinks company 1 million pounds ($1.2 million) a day, a source familiar with the matter said. A Diageo spokeswoman said that the unions had initially demanded 5% pay hikes when talks started in May, but had since come down to 3.5%. Members of Scotland's Unite and GMB unions, who make up half of Diageo's 3,000 Scottish workforce, are set to go on rolling strikes at the company's Cameronbridge, Leven and Shieldhall sites in Scotland between Sept. 17 and 27, after talks with Diageo collapsed last month.
A Diageo spokeswoman said that the unions had initially demanded 5% pay hikes when talks started in May, but had since come down to 3.5%. Members of Scotland's Unite and GMB unions, who make up half of Diageo's 3,000 Scottish workforce, are set to go on rolling strikes at the company's Cameronbridge, Leven and Shieldhall sites in Scotland between Sept. 17 and 27, after talks with Diageo collapsed last month. The unions on Aug. 30 again rejected Diageo's offer to increase wages by 2.8%, after rejecting a prior offer of 2.5%.
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After Nokia instigated a lawsuit against Apple amid claims that the Californian firm had violated several of its copyrighted technologies without proper recognition or licensing, Apple has returned the favour with its own lawsuit making similar allegations.
According to Apple's new suit, Nokia is currently violating a total of 13 patents relating to technology that is currently in use within the iPhone.
The majority are centred around the operating of the touchscreen interface in relation to scrolling, scaling and rotation and Apple hopes that the court will throw out Nokia's suit which it claims is unfair.
A spokesperson for Apple said that its competitors would have to create their own methods for emulating Apple's success rather than resorting to wholesale patent infringement by copying current Apple technologies.
Apple also continues to deny Nokia's assertion that it is infringing on several patents held by the hitherto dominant mobile manufacturer. Apple is currently the highest profile target of Nokia's campaign which outlines ten common mobile technologies over which it claims ownership and for which other manufacturers would require a license if they wish to reproduce them in their own mobile phones.
Both sides are seeking remuneration to cover the cost of their legal fees as well as compensation for any of their technologies that they believe have been used unlawfully.
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